Prof. Hannah Dahlen AM
@hannahdahlen.bsky.social
Woman, mother, Professor of Midwifery, feminist, researcher, #ENOUGH
An article I published today in the Conversation theconversation.com/news-of-a-gi...
News of a ‘giant’ baby boy is all over TikTok. Here’s what women really need to know
Stories of big babies might make women all over the world cross their legs. But how common are big babies, and does their birth always lead to complications?
theconversation.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:02 AM
An article I published today in the Conversation theconversation.com/news-of-a-gi...
Thank you Jane on behalf of all the difficult women 🙏🏽💗
October 2, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Thank you Jane on behalf of all the difficult women 🙏🏽💗
Please find attached the Program and registration flyer for the 2025 Antenatal Care Conference, hosted by WSU and WSLHD at Westmead Hospital on Friday, 21st November.
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September 29, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Please find attached the Program and registration flyer for the 2025 Antenatal Care Conference, hosted by WSU and WSLHD at Westmead Hospital on Friday, 21st November.
payments.westernsydney.edu.au/SoNMEvents/b...
payments.westernsydney.edu.au/SoNMEvents/b...
September 3, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Well done Alison Canty on your new paper on interpregnancy interval following caesarean section 🙌🏼🙌🏼
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
August 30, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Well done Alison Canty on your new paper on interpregnancy interval following caesarean section 🙌🏼🙌🏼
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Farewell Dr Michel Odent 🙏🏽
Thanks for all you did to champion women’s birth rights and the importance of midwives in maternity care.
This humorous interaction with Michel will stay with me forever. I dared to ask the great man to answer the question.
Thanks for all you did to champion women’s birth rights and the importance of midwives in maternity care.
This humorous interaction with Michel will stay with me forever. I dared to ask the great man to answer the question.
August 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Farewell Dr Michel Odent 🙏🏽
Thanks for all you did to champion women’s birth rights and the importance of midwives in maternity care.
This humorous interaction with Michel will stay with me forever. I dared to ask the great man to answer the question.
Thanks for all you did to champion women’s birth rights and the importance of midwives in maternity care.
This humorous interaction with Michel will stay with me forever. I dared to ask the great man to answer the question.
This is an excellent interview with Dr Karleen Gribble on her new chapter on ‘The Costs of Desexing Language in Women’s Health’ in the book : ‘The War on Science’.
youtu.be/tOzzi8wDNyI
youtu.be/tOzzi8wDNyI
August 16, 2025 at 12:03 AM
This is an excellent interview with Dr Karleen Gribble on her new chapter on ‘The Costs of Desexing Language in Women’s Health’ in the book : ‘The War on Science’.
youtu.be/tOzzi8wDNyI
youtu.be/tOzzi8wDNyI
Dont miss this one day conference
payments.westernsydney.edu.au/SoNMEvents/b...
payments.westernsydney.edu.au/SoNMEvents/b...
August 13, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Dont miss this one day conference
payments.westernsydney.edu.au/SoNMEvents/b...
payments.westernsydney.edu.au/SoNMEvents/b...
Great news for NSW who will now have a chief midwife, 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
www.nsw.gov.au/ministerial-...
www.nsw.gov.au/ministerial-...
August 8, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Great news for NSW who will now have a chief midwife, 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
www.nsw.gov.au/ministerial-...
www.nsw.gov.au/ministerial-...
Our paper on outcomes for women with complex pregnancies in South West Sydney has been published. Postnatally, women with complex pregnancies and their infants were more frequently readmitted to the hospital in the year following birth
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Obstetric, child health outcomes, trends and readmissions for term women birthing in South-West Sydney (2001–2016): A linked data population-based study
The aim of this study was to explore obstetric outcomes and postpartum readmissions of women and infants in an area in NSW, serving women who are from…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 6, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Our paper on outcomes for women with complex pregnancies in South West Sydney has been published. Postnatally, women with complex pregnancies and their infants were more frequently readmitted to the hospital in the year following birth
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Why is it the moment you mention bundled payments private obstetricians have a fit? I smell a rat 🐀
www.medicalrepublic.com.au/will-bundled...
www.medicalrepublic.com.au/will-bundled...
Will bundled maternity care deliver? Doctors don’t think so - Medical Republic
A plan to bundle maternity care so midwives and GPs could be funded to manage pregnancy and birth in private hospitals is just a way to maximise insurance profits, says a leading obstetrician.
www.medicalrepublic.com.au
July 31, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Why is it the moment you mention bundled payments private obstetricians have a fit? I smell a rat 🐀
www.medicalrepublic.com.au/will-bundled...
www.medicalrepublic.com.au/will-bundled...
Reposted by Prof. Hannah Dahlen AM
This August is #WavesOfChange 2025!
Join for everything #birth, #perinatal care and #stillbirth prevention.
Program and tickets
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Join for everything #birth, #perinatal care and #stillbirth prevention.
Program and tickets
🔗 shorturl.at/ILeRH
@stillbirthcre.bsky.social @isastillbirth.bsky.social @hannahdahlen.bsky.social @hblencowe.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 4:16 AM
This August is #WavesOfChange 2025!
Join for everything #birth, #perinatal care and #stillbirth prevention.
Program and tickets
🔗 shorturl.at/ILeRH
@stillbirthcre.bsky.social @isastillbirth.bsky.social @hannahdahlen.bsky.social @hblencowe.bsky.social
Join for everything #birth, #perinatal care and #stillbirth prevention.
Program and tickets
🔗 shorturl.at/ILeRH
@stillbirthcre.bsky.social @isastillbirth.bsky.social @hannahdahlen.bsky.social @hblencowe.bsky.social
Following on from the Conversation article we wrote critiquing the BJOG paper comparing private and public outcomes, I was interviewed for the National Health Report on Radio National. For those still confused and concerned about this paper this might help you.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Are mums and babies really better off in private hospitals? - ABC listen
When having a baby, there are lots of decisions to be made about maternity care, and barriers depending on your socio-economic situation.
A new study has highlighted a worrying issue – finding higher...
www.abc.net.au
July 28, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Following on from the Conversation article we wrote critiquing the BJOG paper comparing private and public outcomes, I was interviewed for the National Health Report on Radio National. For those still confused and concerned about this paper this might help you.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Reposted by Prof. Hannah Dahlen AM
We have just launched the second survey for the RCM Research Prioritisation Project! This project will discover the gaps in evidence across all areas of midwifery practice and maternity care. Learn more and fill in the survey: https://buff.ly/4aX205r #RCMresearchpriorities
January 31, 2025 at 3:47 PM
We have just launched the second survey for the RCM Research Prioritisation Project! This project will discover the gaps in evidence across all areas of midwifery practice and maternity care. Learn more and fill in the survey: https://buff.ly/4aX205r #RCMresearchpriorities
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Reposted by Prof. Hannah Dahlen AM
Our Conversation article just published on VBAC and our recent paper. theconversation.com/what-is-a-va...
January 30, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Our Conversation article just published on VBAC and our recent paper. theconversation.com/what-is-a-va...
Reposted by Prof. Hannah Dahlen AM
Our new paper out in the BMJ Open on how much the first birth influences subsequent births. It is time to take a life course view
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How does the first index mode of birth in public or private hospitals predict subsequent births? A 16-year Australian population-based linked data study
Objectives In this descriptive study, we aimed to assess how the index mode of birth and subsequent birth modes vary over time for public and private hospital maternity care funding models. The second...
url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com
January 30, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Our new paper out in the BMJ Open on how much the first birth influences subsequent births. It is time to take a life course view
url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/h12pCwV1Gx...
url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/h12pCwV1Gx...
Reposted by Prof. Hannah Dahlen AM
We want to hear from the midwives on this platform! 📣
What are you hoping to gain from our presence on this platform? Share your thoughts below—we'd love to hear from you! 🤗💬
What are you hoping to gain from our presence on this platform? Share your thoughts below—we'd love to hear from you! 🤗💬
The global voice of midwives is now on @bsky.app!
We're thrilled to join this vibrant community.
What are you hoping to gain from our presence on this platform? Share your thoughts below—we'd love to hear from you! 🤗💬
We're thrilled to join this vibrant community.
What are you hoping to gain from our presence on this platform? Share your thoughts below—we'd love to hear from you! 🤗💬
January 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We want to hear from the midwives on this platform! 📣
What are you hoping to gain from our presence on this platform? Share your thoughts below—we'd love to hear from you! 🤗💬
What are you hoping to gain from our presence on this platform? Share your thoughts below—we'd love to hear from you! 🤗💬
Our Conversation article just published on VBAC and our recent paper. theconversation.com/what-is-a-va...
January 30, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Our Conversation article just published on VBAC and our recent paper. theconversation.com/what-is-a-va...
Our new paper out in the BMJ Open on how much the first birth influences subsequent births. It is time to take a life course view
url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/h12pCwV1Gx...
url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/h12pCwV1Gx...
How does the first index mode of birth in public or private hospitals predict subsequent births? A 16-year Australian population-based linked data study
Objectives In this descriptive study, we aimed to assess how the index mode of birth and subsequent birth modes vary over time for public and private hospital maternity care funding models. The second...
url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com
January 30, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Our new paper out in the BMJ Open on how much the first birth influences subsequent births. It is time to take a life course view
url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/h12pCwV1Gx...
url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/h12pCwV1Gx...